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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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