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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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