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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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