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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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