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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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