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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major 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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