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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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