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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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