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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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