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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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