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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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