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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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