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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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