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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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