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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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