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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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