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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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