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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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