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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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