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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the 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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