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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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