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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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