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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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