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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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