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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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