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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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