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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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