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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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