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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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