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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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