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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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