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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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