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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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