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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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