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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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