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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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