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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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