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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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