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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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