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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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