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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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