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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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