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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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