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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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