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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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