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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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