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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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