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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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