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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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