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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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