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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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