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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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