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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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