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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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