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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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