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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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