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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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