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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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