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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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