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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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