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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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