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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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