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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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