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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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