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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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