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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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