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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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