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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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