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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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