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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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