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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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