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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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