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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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