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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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