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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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