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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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