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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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