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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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