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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring 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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