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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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