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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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