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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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