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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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