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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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