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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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