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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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