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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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