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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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