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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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