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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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