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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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