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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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