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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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