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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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