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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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