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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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