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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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