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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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