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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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