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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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