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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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