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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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