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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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