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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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