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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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