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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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