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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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