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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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