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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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