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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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