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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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