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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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