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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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