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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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