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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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