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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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