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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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