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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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