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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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