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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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