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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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