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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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