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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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