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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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