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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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