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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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