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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum 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 resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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