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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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