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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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