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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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