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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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