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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important 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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