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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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