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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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