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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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