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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes 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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