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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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