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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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