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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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