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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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