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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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