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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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