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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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