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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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