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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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