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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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