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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines 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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