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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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