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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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