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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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