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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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