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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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