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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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