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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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