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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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