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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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