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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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