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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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