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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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