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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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