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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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