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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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