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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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