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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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