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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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