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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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