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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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