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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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