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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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