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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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