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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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