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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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