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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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