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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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