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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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