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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key 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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