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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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