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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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