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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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