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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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