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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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