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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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