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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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