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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic 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 interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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