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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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