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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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