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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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