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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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