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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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