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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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