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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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