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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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