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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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