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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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