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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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