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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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