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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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