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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners 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 assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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