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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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