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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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