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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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