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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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