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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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