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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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