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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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