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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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