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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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