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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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