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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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