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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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