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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). New developments in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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