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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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