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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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