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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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