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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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