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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners 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 e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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