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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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