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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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