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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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