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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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