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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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