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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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