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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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