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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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