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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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