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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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