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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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