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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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