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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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