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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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