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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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