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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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