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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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