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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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