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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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