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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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