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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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