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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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