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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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