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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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