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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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