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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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