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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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