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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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