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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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