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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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