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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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