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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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