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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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