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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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