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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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