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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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