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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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