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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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