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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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