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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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