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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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