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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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