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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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