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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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