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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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