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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the 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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