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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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