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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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