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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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