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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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