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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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