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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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