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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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