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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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