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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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