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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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