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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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