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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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