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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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