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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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