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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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