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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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