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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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