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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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