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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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