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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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