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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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