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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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