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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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