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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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