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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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