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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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