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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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