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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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