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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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