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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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