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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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