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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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