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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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