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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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