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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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