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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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