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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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