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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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