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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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