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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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