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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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