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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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