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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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