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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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