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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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