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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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