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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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