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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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