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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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