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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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