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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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