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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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