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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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