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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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