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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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