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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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