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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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