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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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