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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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