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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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