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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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