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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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