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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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