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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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