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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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