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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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