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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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