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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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