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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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