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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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