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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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