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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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