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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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