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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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