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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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