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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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