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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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