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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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