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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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