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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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