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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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