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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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