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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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