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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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