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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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