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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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