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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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