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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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