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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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