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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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