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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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