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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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