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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about 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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