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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key 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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