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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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