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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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