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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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