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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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