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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the 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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