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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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