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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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