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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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