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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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