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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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