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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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