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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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