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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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