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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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