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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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