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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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