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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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