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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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