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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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