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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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