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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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