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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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