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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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