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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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