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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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