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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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