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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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