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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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