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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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