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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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