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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What 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 we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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