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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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