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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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