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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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