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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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