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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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