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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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