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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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