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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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