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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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