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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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