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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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