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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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