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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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