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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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