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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines 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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