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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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