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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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