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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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