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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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