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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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