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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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