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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. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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