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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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