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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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