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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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