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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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