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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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