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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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