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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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