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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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