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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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