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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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