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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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