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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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