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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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