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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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