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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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