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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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