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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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