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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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