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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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