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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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