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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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