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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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