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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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