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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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