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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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