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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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