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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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