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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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