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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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