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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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