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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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