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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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