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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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