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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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