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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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