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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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