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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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