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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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