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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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