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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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