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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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