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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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