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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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