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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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