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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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