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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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