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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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