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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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