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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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