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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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