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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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