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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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