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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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