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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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