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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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