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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the key 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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