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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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