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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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