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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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