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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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