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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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