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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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