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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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