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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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