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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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