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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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