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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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