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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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