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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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