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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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