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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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