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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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