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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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