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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major 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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