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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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