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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What 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 participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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