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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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