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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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