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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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