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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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