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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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