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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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