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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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