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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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