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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major 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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