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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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