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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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