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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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