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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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