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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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