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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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