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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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