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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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