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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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