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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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