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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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