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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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