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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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