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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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