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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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