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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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