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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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