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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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